Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report
Introduction
Man Utd, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting a trio of victories in a row tonight. Confidence is high with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!
Only problem is, the opposing team are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, plus six out of seven encounters head-to-head.
Despite United’s form; for the Seagulls relatively easy. That said, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic similar to their opponents, making this match intriguing and possibly highly entertaining.
Start time is 17:30 BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, folks. Let’s go!
Lineups
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Team News
Manchester United make two changes after last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out at all, Yoro replaces him in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad for the first time this season.
Brighton have made one alteration post-success against over Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Welbeck, formerly of United champions in back in 2013, visits his old club on a hot streak with four recent goals, exceeding his tally over his last 15 matches.
Build-Up
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations from the German coach.
Analysts have noted that this match may influence their campaigns during the league continues.
Ones to watch are Bruno Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well lately.
